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Major non-NATO ally (MNNA) is a designation given by the United States government to close allies who have strategic working relationships with US Armed Forces but are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). While the MNNA status does not automatically include a mutual defense pact with the United States, it does confer a variety of military and financial advantages that otherwise are not obtainable by non-NATO countries.

Nations named as major non-NATO allies are eligible for the following benefits:

entry into cooperative research and development projects with the Department of Defense (DoD) on a shared-cost basis

participation in certain counter-terrorism initiatives purchase of depleted uranium anti-tank rounds

priority delivery of military surplus (ranging from rations to ships)

possession of War Reserve Stocks of DoD-owned equipment that are kept outside of American military bases

loans of equipment and materials for cooperative research and development projects and evaluations

permission to use American financing for the purchase or lease of certain defense equipment

reciprocal training

expedited export processing of space technology

permission for the country's corporations to bid on certain DoD contracts for the repair and maintenance of military equipment outside the United States

The following countries have been designated as major non-NATO allies of the United States (in order of their appointment):

Named by George H. W. Bush

Egypt (1989) Israel (1989) Japan (1989) South Korea (1989)

Named by Bill Clinton

Jordan (1996) New Zealand (1997) Argentina (1998)

Named by George W. Bush

Bahrain (2002) Philippines (2003) Thailand (2003) Kuwait (2004) Morocco (2004) Pakistan (2004)

Named by Barack Obama

Afghanistan

The following countries have been designated as major non-NATO allies of the United States (in order of their appointment):
Named by George H. W. Bush
Egypt (1989) Israel (1989) Japan (1989) South Korea (1989)

Hey, we're down here - Australia (1989)

Actually until now, I thought the original 5 was the complete list.

And I don't see any of the 10 added since 1989 as meeting both the requirements of "major" and "ally" - JMO